Igor Yudin

Igor Yudin
Igor Yudin
Personal information
Nationality	Russian; Australian
Born	17 June 1987 (age 37); Yekaterinburg, Russia
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Spike	365 cm (144 in)
Block	356 cm (140 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter/Opposite
Current club	Gas Sales Piacenza
Number	6
Career
2005–2006; 2006–2011; 2011–2012; 2012–2013; 2013–2014; 2014–2015; 2015; 2016–2017; 2017–2018; 2018–	Minas Tênis Clube; Jastrzębski Węgiel; AZS Olsztyn; Yaroslavich Yaroslavl; Kuzbass Kemerovo; Dynamo Krasnodar; Galatasaray Istambul; Łuczniczka Bydgoszcz; Zenit Kazan; Gas Sales Piacenza
National team
2004–2012	Australia
Honours
Representing Australia
Men's volleyball
Asian Championship
	Last updated: 13 September 2019

Igor Yudin (born 17 June 1987) is an Australian volleyball player with Russian origins, a member of Australia men's national volleyball team in 2004–2012 and Italian club Gas Sales Piacenza, a participant of the 2012 Olympic Games, 2007 Asian Champion.

Personal life

Yudin was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia. He moved to Australia with his family, when he was 14. He has a mother called Tatiana, a stepfather called Russel, and a sister called Victoria who live in Australia. His wife, daughter, and son live Poland. Yudin has had a Russian citizenship since 2013.

Career

He was the Australian volleyball captain at the 2012 Olympic Games.^[1] In 2013, He has had a Russian citizenship and stopped playing for the Australian national team. In 2016, Yudin started playing for Russia.^[2]